“AWDC is pleased to announce that the AWDC, the umbrella organization of the Antwerp diamond industry and trade, became a Trade Association Member of the RJC in October 2011. Thanks to our Trade Association Member status we will be able to support and assist Antwerp diamond companies, especially small and medium sized companies, willing to voluntarily conform to the RJC’s Code of Practices.
AWDC hosts managers learning how to install CSR practices at work
The first in-depth high level course on corporate social responsibility, embracing the UN values and goals in business management, took place at the Antwerp World Diamond Centre on December 1. The course was delivered in collaboration with the UN Global Compact Network Belgium.
AWDC regrets Global Witness leaving the Kimberley Process
AWDC regrets the decision of Global Witness to leave the Kimberley Process, the international certification scheme established to stop the trade in conflict diamonds, the AWDC said in a statement.
Antwerp’s imports and exports show more mixed performance in October
Following nine months of sharply rising rough and polished diamond imports and exports, statistics released by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre's Diamond Office show a more mixed performance for October. The figures are likely the result of a slowdown in the global diamond market in recent months which has seen demand and prices decline.
